Sarah Sawyer

Treesearch Publications

• Erika Reiter, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Jennifer Helm, Diane Probasco, Sarah Sawyer, Donna Shorrock, Valerie Stein Foster. 2026. Selecting a focal species under the 2012 Planning Rule? A new focal species toolkit streamlines the process
• Andrew N. Stillman, Gavin M. Jones, Matthew Strimas-Mackey, Guillermo Duran, Caitlin Andrews, Shawn Ligocki, Tom Auer, Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez, Sarah Sawyer, Daniel Fink. 2025. Evaluating macroecological fire impacts on bird populations
• Ronan Hart, Craig M. Thompson, Jody M. Tucker, Sarah Sawyer, Stephanie A. Eyes, Saba J. Saberi, Zhiqiang Yang, Gavin M. Jones. 2025. Rapid declines in southern Sierra Nevada fisher habitat driven by drought and wildfire
• Gavin M. Jones, Craig Thompson, Sarah Sawyer, Kari Norman, Sean A. Parks, Tanya M. Hayes, Don L. Hankins. 2025. Conserving landscape dynamics, not just landscapes
• Erin Taylor, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Jennifer Helm, Diane Probasco, Sarah Sawyer, Donna Shorrock, Valerie Stein Foster. 2025. A toolkit to assist Forest Service National Forests and Grasslands with selecting focal species under the 2012 Planning Rule
• H. Anu Kramer, Kevin G. Kelly, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, Dana S. Reid, Connor M. Wood, Holger Klinck, Stefan Kahl, Patricia N. Manley, Sarah Sawyer, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2024. Using bioacoustics to enhance the efficiency of spotted owl surveys and facilitate forest restoration
• Corbin C. Kuntze, Jonathan N. Pauli, Ceeanna J. Zulla, John J. Keane, Kevin N. Roberts, Brian P. Dotters, Sarah Sawyer, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2023. Landscape heterogeneity provides co‐benefits to predator and prey
• Zachary A. Wilkinson, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, Ceeanna J. Zulla, Kate McGinn, Josh M. Barry, Sarah Sawyer, Richard Tanner, R. J. Gutierrez, John J. Keane, Zachariah Peery. 2023. Tall, heterogeneous forests improve prey capture, delivery to nestlings, and reproductive success for Spotted Owls in southern California
• Ceeanna J. Zulla, Gavin M. Jones, H. Anu Kramer, John J. Keane, Kevin N. Roberts, Brian P. Dotters, Sarah Sawyer, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, Kevin G. Kelly, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah Peery. 2023. Forest heterogeneity outweighs movement costs by enhancing hunting success and reproductive output in California spotted owls
• Kevin G. Kelly, Connor M. Wood, Kate McGinn, H. Anu Kramer, Sarah Sawyer, Sheila Whitmore, Dana Reid, Stefan Kahl, Aimee Reiss, Jonathan Eiseman, William Berigan, John J. Keane, Paula A. Shaklee, Lief Gallagher, Thomas E. Munton, Holger Klinck, R.J. Gutiérrez, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2023. Estimating population size for California spotted owls and barred owls across the Sierra Nevada ecosystem with bioacoustics
• Ceeanna J. Zulla, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, John J. Keane, Kevin N. Roberts, Brian P. Dotters, Sarah Sawyer, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, Kevin G. Kelly, Amy K. Wray, M. Zachariah Peery. 2022. Large trees and forest heterogeneity facilitate prey capture by California Spotted Owls
• Dana S. Reid, Connor M. Wood, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, H. Anu Kramer, Nicholas F. Kryshak, John J. Keane, Sarah Sawyer, R. J. Gutiérrez, Holger Klinck, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2022. Breeding status shapes territoriality and vocalization patterns in spotted owls
• Zachary Steel, Gavin M. Jones, Brandon M. Collins, Rebecca E. Green, Alexander Koltunov, Kathryn L. Purcell, Sarah Sawyer, Michele R. Slaton, Scott L. Stephens, Peter Stine, Craig M. Thompson. 2022. Mega-disturbances cause rapid decline of mature conifer forest habitat in California
• Douglas J. Tempel, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, R. J. Gutierrez, Sarah Sawyer, Alexander Koltunov, Michele Slaton, Richard Tanner, Brendan K. Hobart, M. Zachariah Peery. 2022. Population decline in California spotted owls near their southern range boundary
• Daniel Hofstadter, Nicholas Kryshak, Connor Wood, Brian Dotters, Kevin Roberts, Kevin Kelly, John J. Keane, Sarah Sawyer, Paula A. Shaklee, H Anu Kramer, RJ Gutiérrez, M Zachariah. Peery. 2022. Arresting the spread of invasive species in continental systems
• Gavin M. Jones, Alisa R. Keyser, A. Leroy Westerling, W. Jonathan Baldwin, John J. Keane, Sarah Sawyer, John D. J. Clare, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah Peery. 2021. Forest restoration limits megafires and supports species conservation under climate change
• Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, Sheila A. Whitmore, John J. Keane, Fidelis A. Atuo, Brian P. Dotters, Sarah Sawyer, Sarah L. Stock, R.J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2021. California spotted owl habitat selection in a fire-managed landscape suggests conservation benefit of restoring historical fire regimes
• Nicole A. Molinari, Emma C. Underwood, Sarah Sawyer, Ramona J. Butz. 2021. California chaparral case study
• Marc D. Meyer, Jonathan W. Long, Hugh D. Safford, Sarah Sawyer, Malcolm P. North, Angela M. White. 2021. Principles of postfire restoration
• H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, Van R. Kane, Bryce Bartl-Geller, Jonathan T. Kane, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, Brian P. Dotters, Kevin N. Roberts, Sarah Sawyer, John J. Keane, Malcolm P. North, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah Peery. 2021. Elevational gradients strongly mediate habitat selection patterns in a nocturnal predator
• Connor M. Wood, Nick Kryshak, Michaela Gustafson, Daniel F. Hofstadter, Brendan K. Hobart, Sheila A. Whitmore, Brian P. Dotters, Kevin N. Roberts, John J. Keane, Sarah Sawyer, Rocky J. Gutiérrez, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2021. Density dependence influences competition and hybridization at an invasion front
• Connor M. Wood, Ceeanna Zulla, Sheila Whitmore, Dana Reid, H. Anu Kramer, John J. Keane, Sarah Sawyer, Kevin N. Roberts, Brian P. Dotters, Holger Klinck, William Berigan, R. J. Gutiérrez, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2021. Illuminating the nocturnal habits of owls with emerging tagging technologies